Colonia Juárez Chihuahua Mexico Temple

Colonia Juárez Chihuahua Mexico Temple
Number	55
Dedicated	6 March 1999 (6 March 1999) by Gordon B. Hinckley
Site	2.56 acres (1 hectare)
Floor area	6,800 sq ft (630 m2)
Height	71 ft (22 m)
Preceded by	Anchorage Alaska Temple
Followed by	Madrid Spain Temple
Official website • News & images
showAdditional information Announced 4 October 1997 Groundbreaking 7 March 1998 by Eran A. Call Open House 25–27 February 1999 Current President Helaman Flores Designed by Alvaro Inigo and Church A&E Services Location Calle Chihuahua y Díaz Colonia Juárez, Chihuahua México Exterior finish Gleaming white marble Temple design Classic modern, single-spire design Ordinance rooms 1 (Movie, stationary sessions) Sealing rooms 1 Clothing rental No Cafeteria No Visitors' center No

Coordinates: 30°18′19.77479″N 108°4′56.46360″W / 30.3054929972°N 108.0823510000°W / 30.3054929972; -108.0823510000 The Colonia Juárez Chihuahua Mexico Temple is the 55th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).

On a hill just west of the little town of Colonia Juárez, in the Mexican state of Chihuahua, and overlooking a fertile valley, sits the first of the smaller LDS temples to be completed outside of the United States. As of 2017, the Colonia Juárez Chihuahua México Temple is the smallest temple the LDS Church operates.

Colonia Juárez is about two hundred miles southwest of the U.S.–Mexico border at El Paso, Texas, and Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua. The small town consists of two stores, three restaurants, several schools, and numerous farms. The Colonia Juárez Chihuahua México Temple serves church members from the United States and Mexico. During the final stages of construction, church members from both countries worked together on landscaping, cleaning both the interior and exteriors of the temple, and washing windows.

LDS Church president Gordon B. Hinckley dedicated the Colonia Juárez Chihuahua Mexico Temple on March 6, 1999. The temple has a total of 6,800 square feet (630 m²), one ordinance room, and one sealing room.

See also[]

Tijuana

Tampico

Guadalajara

Mérida

Villahermosa

Tuxtla Gutiérrez

Oaxaca

Veracruz

Mexico City

Monterrey

Ciudad Juárez

Hermosillo Sonora

Colonia Juárez Chihuahua

Puebla

Querétaro

Torreón

Temples in Mexico
Red = Operating
Blue = Under Construction
Yellow = Announced
Black = Closed for Renovations

• Comparison of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
• List of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
• List of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by geographic region
• Temple architecture (Latter-day Saints)
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Mexico

References[]

• "Temple started for Mexico colonies", Church News, March 14, 1998
• Spilsbury, Debra R. (March 6, 1999), "New temple 'a dream' to LDS in northern Mexico", Church News
• Hart, John L. (March 13, 1999), "Newest temple in Mexico dedicated in its oldest stake", Church News
• "Colonia Juarez Temple Dedication", Church News, March 13, 1999
• Romney, Virginia Hatch; Cowan, Richard O. (2009), The Colonia Juárez temple: a Prophet's inspiration, Provo, Utah: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, ISBN 9780842527279, OCLC 311151281, archived from the original on 2013-05-09, retrieved 2012-08-29

External links[]

• Official Colonia Juárez Chihuahua Mexico Temple page
• Colonia Juárez Chihuahua Mexico Temple page